Paint drying

[Furio_Rob]

is there a quick way to dry the paint on something i've sprayed?
ive thought about a hair dryer but thought it might just blow the paint and cause it to run :(

any help will recieve rep :y:

thanks

[mattg]

Ive used a hair dryer so many times mate, works a treat, just dont put it too close, i always put it on the hottest setting so it blows faster and keep it about a metre away and works a treat.

Just keep it far away and put your hand above the part you've sprayed and slowly move the hair dryer closer til you feel the heat but not so that its blows too hard then remove your hand so the heat hits the paint. Dont keep the heat on one section though, move it around slowly over the whole part a few times.

I usually only use it for about 30 secs to a minute then leave then do it again slowly.

[stendog]

i normally put a heater on in the shed afterwards to warm it up then leave it.

[moxy89]

i have a small heater that i put in the shed also, drives it out fast

[Furio_Rob]

if i use the hair dryer, how long should i wait before applying next coat?
its just primer atm but wanna make the paint and lacquer quicker

[ScottyD-VTS]

just till the paint gets tacky 5-10 minutes, if you keep heating with a hairdryer every 30 seconds or so

[mattg]

10-15 mins is usually enough if using the hair dryer, primer does dry quicker than base coat and laquer.

On the base coat leave it about 20 mins between coats or else it will build up too quick and run.

Every coat you do do very light coats, take your time and slowly build it up, looks better and wont have any runs etc.

The lacquer is the longest to dry, even when you have lacquered and used the hairdryer still leave it 24hrs before touching and put it somewhere warmm ie in a warm room away from dust etc.

[Furio_Rob]

thanks guys, ill rep u if i can
just done some paint coats and worked really well

ill go down in about an hour, use hair dryer a bit more then lacquer it
leave it to dry in the cupboard over night

[mattg]

thanks guys, ill rep u if i can
just done some paint coats and worked really well

ill go down in about an hour, use hair dryer a bit more then lacquer it
leave it to dry in the cupboard over night

No worries, that will work fine and should have nice even coverage and decent results:y:

[ScottyD-VTS]

Sounds Good, I just painted my Bumper today, there is pictures in my progress thread if you want to have a look.

I put a good few coats on and havent even laquered it.

Paint match is spot on also.

[Furio_Rob]

No worries, that will work fine and should have nice even coverage and decent results:y:

hope so
i had the badges all done
perfectly smooth and even and really dark
added the second layer of lacwuer and it went all fucked up
had to sand it all the way down and start again :(

[Predator_R32]

leave it to dry naturally

[Elliott]

leave it to dry naturally

2nd that, dont rush nothing!